February 11, 2018 -- Iranian drone downed by Israel. Syria shoots down an Israeli F16--the first since 1982 Lebanon War.

The Israeli government has warned the Iranian government that it will not permit the Iranian military to use Syria as a base of operations to spy on or attack Israel.  On February 10, Israel claimed that an Iranian drone was downed by its military.  The drone was launched from inside Syria at an Iranian military base near Tadmor Syria.   Israeli surveillance monitored the drone as it approached the Israeli border before it was shot down.  In response, Israel attacked several locations in Syria claiming they were strategic sites in the drone operation.  During the exchange an Israeli F16 was lost after being struck by the Syrians.  The Jet crashed inside Israel and the crew was able to eject, though the pilot was seriously wounded.  This was the first Israeli jet lost since the 1982 Lebanon War.  The Iranian drone was recovered by Israeli military. 

Israeli security stands around the wreckage

of an F-16 that crashed in northern Israel.  

Rami Slush/AP